Somniphobia

Chapter 18. Bad decisions

Aria POV
I woke up not feeling sleepy anymore. I didn't really sleep at all because I was too scared to but I didn't want to bother Caleb or keep him up all night so I faked sleeping all night.

He was still sleeping snoring softly with his arm wrapped around my waist tightly so I couldn't leave the bed. I carefully grabbed his hand lifting it up slowly so I could get out of the bed.

He began to move around pulling me closer into his chest with the same arm I tried removing from my waist just now. I quickly closed my eyes to pretend like I was sleeping in case he woke up suddenly.

I waited a moment longer before I opened my eyes to check if he was still asleep. He was still sleeping and snoring softly. I lifted his arm up and carefully moved towards the edge of the bed.

I placed Mr Tinkles in my spot before laying his arm over Mr Tinkles to trick him into thinking he was still cuddling me in my sleep. I got down from the bed and tip toed my way out of the bedroom out into the hallway.

I made my way towards my playroom to go play with my toys. I closed the door carefully so in case I was too loud while playing I didn't wake him up from his sleep.

I sat down on the floor by my dollhouse to play with my dolls. I felt like I had a lot of energy and I just couldn't sleep it off which didn't help at all because it just made me even more scared of sleeping.

Caleb had been really strict on me getting my sleep since I've practically moved in with him. And I haven't heard from my parents at all sometimes I think about whether they even care or if they're even looking for me.

I'm pretty sure they don't care at all they're probably happy that I'm gone because all I ever did was annoy them and was only good enough to them when they could beat on me.

I was very grateful for Caleb but I didn't like how strict he was about me sleeping. I was scared of sleeping and most of the time I was faking sleeping so he wouldn't get angry or frustrated with me.

I didn't get a wink of sleep last night because I was too scared to fall asleep even tho he promised to wake me up if I had a bad dream. I trust him with waking me up and being there for me through it but I didn't want to bother him.

I didn't want him to feel obligated to take care of me because he's done more than anyone has ever done for me. Adding more to his plate would be too much and I wouldn't want him to get tired of me or angry either.

My stomach began to growl with hunger as I played with my dolls. I put my dolls down and got up so I could go downstairs to the kitchen. I tip toed my way down the stairs to the kitchen quietly so I wouldn't wake Caleb up.

I walked over to the pantry to find some snacks. I grabbed myself a pack of Oreos and a bag of ships to eat. I made my way over to the fridge to get myself something to drink as well.

I noticed a Dr Pepper on the shelf my eyes widened in happiness as I grabbed it. My favorite soda was Dr Pepper so I couldn't help but want it even tho I knew it was a bad idea.

I made my way upstairs to my play room excitedly to eat my snacks and drink my soda even tho I knew Caleb specifically told me no drinks or snacks in my playroom.

I opened my soda and took a sip of it which quickly turned into me taking more than just a sip. I opened my bag of chips munching on them while resuming back to playing with my dolls.

I felt so free and comfortable in my playroom this was the most freedom I ever felt in a long time since I was born. I never had my own playroom until now.

Caleb gave me rules and I obeyed them most of the time but sometimes I ignored his rules and did what I wanted and he didn't notice it at all or he chose to ignore it.